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Meeting Minutes  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmembers: Sarah Perry, Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Vice Chair of Policy Development and Review;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;  
Claudia Balducci, Rod Dembowski, Steffanie Fain,  
Rhonda Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Pete von Reichbauer  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, January 13, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Meeting Minutes  
January 13, 2026  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
January 13, 2026  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda, Perry and von  
Reichbauer  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Balducci led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of January 6, 2026  
Councilmember Barón moved to approve the minutes of the January 6, 2026, meeting  
as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Special Item  
Proclamation of January 19 as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in King  
County  
Councilmember Lewis made remarks and presented the proclamation to Eddie Lincoln,  
Chief Executive Officer, Rainier Scholars; and Kaila Davis Nsimbi, Seattle Executive  
Director, Rainier Scholars. Kaila Davis Nsimbi made remarks and thanked the  
Council.  
Proclamation of January 13 as Korean American Day in King County  
Councilmember Fain, Councilmember Barón, and Councilmember von Reichbauer  
made remarks and presented the proclamation to Eunji Seo, Consul General, Republic  
of Korea. Eunji Seo made remarks and thanked the Council.  
Recognition of Dwight Dively for 15 years of distinguished service to King  
County as Director of the Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget, as  
well as his service to the people of King County  
Councilmember Dembowski made remarks and presented the recognition to Dwight  
Dively. Dwight Dively made remarks and thanked the Council.  
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January 13, 2026  
There will be one public hearing on Items 6-7  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Spazzz Holmes  
Rami Al-Kabra  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Employment and Administration Committee  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0352  
A MOTION reappointing Tamer Abouzeid as the director of the office of law enforcement oversight.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Tamer Abouzeid, Director, Office of Law Enforcement Oversight, made remarks and  
answered questions.  
The Chair moved the meeting into Executive Session to evaluate the qualifications of  
an applicant for public employment, review the performance of a public employee, and  
discuss with legal counsel legal risks of a proposed action when public knowledge  
regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence  
to the county pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(g). at 2:50 p.m., for 20 minutes, until  
approximately 3:10 p.m. The Councilmembers left the dais and moved to the blue  
room to conduct the executive session.  
The Chair extended Executive Session at 3:10 p.m for 20 minutes, until approximately  
3:30 p.m.  
The Chair extended Executive Session at 3:30 p.m. for 10 minutes, until approximately  
3:40 p.m.  
The Chair extended Executive Session at 3:40 p.m. for 10 minutes, until approximately  
3:50 p.m.  
The executive session ended and the Councilmembers moved from the blue room to  
dais. The Chair reconvened the meeting at 3:50 p.m.  
Councilmember Barón withdrew the motion to consider proposed motion 2025-0352.  
Chair Perry re-referred proposed motion 2025-0352 to the Employment and  
Administration Committee for further consideration.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter was Re-referred to the  
Employment and Administration Committee  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0324  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the summary letter and completion of the online annual report  
requirement for the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy, in accordance with Ordinance 19604,  
Section 6.B., and Attachment A to Ordinance 19719, Section IV.H.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This is a dual referral first to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee and then  
to the Regional Policy Committee.  
This is a nonmandatory referral to the Regional Policy Committee under K.C.C.  
1.24.065.I as an issue that would benefit from interjurisdictional discussion.  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0358  
A MOTION acknowledging the receipt of the Vanpool Program Update report in compliance with the 2025  
Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 115, Proviso P4.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
Reintroductions of Ordinances  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0270  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the 2025 King County real property asset management plan in response to  
K.C.C. 4.56.350; and amending Ordinance 10810, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.56.350.  
Dembowski  
This matter was Reintroduced  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0359  
Sponsors:  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a new lease at an existing location to support the  
operation of public health - Seattle & King County.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter was Reintroduced  
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12.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0361  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of an amended and restated lease to support the operation of  
public health - Seattle & King County.  
Dembowski  
This matter was Reintroduced  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0367  
Sponsors:  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an interlocal agreement with the city  
of North Bend to provide contract municipal police services by the King County sheriff's office.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
This matter was Reintroduced  
Reintroductions of Motions  
14.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0282  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kyle Wong, who resides in council district one, to  
the King County waterworks grant ranking committee, as the metropolitan water pollution abatement  
advisory committee, participant sewer district representative.  
Dembowski  
This matter was Reintroduced  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0319  
Sponsors:  
15.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Tyler Morgan, who resides in council district one,  
to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as an agriculture representative.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter was Reintroduced  
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16.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned in honor of Kevin Hughes at 3:52 p.m.